Judy Page Brings Jazz Standards to "Jazz Night in the Heights"

Our guest this week is jazz vocalist Judy Page. She's the featured performer in this month's "Jazz Night in the Heights" event, sponsored by the Central Illinois Jazz Society. Page talks about some of the ensembles she's been associated with, about being drawn to the jazz standards of the 1920s and 1930s, and the advantages of working with many of the same musicians over a long period.

"Jazz Night in the Heights" begins Sunday night at 6:00 at the Trailside Event Center, at 4416 North Prospect Road in Peoria Heights.

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Vocalist Judy Page is the featured performer this month at the Central Illinois Jazz Society's "Jazz Night in the Heights."

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